The 24th European Union Film Festival 2019 began in New Delhi yesterday. The festival themed Europe in your City is being organized by the delegation of the European Union and Embassies of EU member states in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The festival, which will run till 7th of next month, brings to the city a selection of some of the finest and most riveting films of Europe.
This time, the event promises to be a heady cocktail of romantic comedy, period drama, mockumentary, satire, family drama and socio-political thriller. Inaugurating the festival, Deputy Head of Delegation of the EU, Raimund Magis said, this kind of festival gets Indian cinema-goers closer to the culture of Europe. He said premier of some selected movies will engage Indian viewers with a rich heritage of European Films. Mr Magis also said this event will further strengthen the cultural ties between India and the EU.